Lyrics The Fiery Furnaces

The Fiery Furnaces

Benton Harbor Blues

Benton harbor blues

As i try to fill all of my empty days

I stumble round on through my memory's maze

Of all my past, only the sadness stays

I was moping down by the bridge

I rode a bike in the snow to the mini-mart

I thought of the ways that i've broke my own heart

It's not for me to fill the blue sea with tears

But when i think back on all the wasted years

All the good cheer and all of the charm disappears

I wore the exact same clothes for five days

The bailbondsman gave me a smile

I was just thinking of only my sins all the while

As i try to fill all of my empty days

I stumble round on through my memory's maze

Of all my past, only the sadness stays